Chronicle Cup standings and scoring system

The winners

Class 5A: The Woodlands (166.5 points)

Notable: The Highlanders take the Class 5A Chronicle Cup for the third consecutive year. Once again they scored high in individual sports, led by swimming and diving and cross country where they claimed a state championship in each. Their strong performance in soccer, where both of their teams earned state tournament berths and the girls team won the state title, was also key.

Class 4A: Brenham (118.5 points)

Notable: The Cubs’ school year started with a bang and ended with a championship. Their team sports excelled — in the fall the football and volleyball teams both made it to their respective state championship games and in the spring, the baseball team won its seventh state championship in school history. The Cubs also had good showings in boys basketball, soccer and track and field.

The top 10

Class 5A

1. The Woodlands (166.5)

2. Kingwood (142.5)

3. Klein (93.5)

4. Cinco Ranch (93)

5. Clear Lake (85.5)

6. Clements (77)

7. Pearland (73.5)

8. Memorial (67)

9. Bellaire (65)

10. Katy (64.5)

Class 4A

1. Brenham (118.5)

2. Kingwood Park (116.5)

3. Friendswood (100.5)

4. Montgomery (99)

5. Angleton (70)

6. Lamar Consolidated (69)

7. Magnolia (59)

8. Foster (56)

9. Huntsville (55.5)

10. Westbury (45.5)

The bottom 10

Class 5A

75. Dekaney (4)

(tie) Sam Houston (4)

(tie) South Houston (4)

78. Nimitz (2.5)

79. Cypress Springs (2)

80. Cypress Lakes (0.5)

(tie) Cypress Ranch (0.5)

82. Northbrook (0)

(tie) Pasadena (0)

(tie) Sam Rayburn (0)

Class 4A (nine because the four teams above these are tied for 33rd)

37. Sharpstown (11)

38. Sterling (10)

39. Worthing (9)

40. Galena Park (8)

(tie) Davis (8)

42. Kashmere (6)

43. Brazosport (2.5)

44. Caney Creek (0)

(tie) North Forest (0)

A glance at the top 10 teams in boys sports this season

Class 5A

1. The Woodlands (76.5)

2. Klein (66)

3. Kingwood (62.5)

4. Clements (51)

5. Memorial (45)

6. North Shore (44.5)

7. Cinco Ranch (42)

8. Strake Jesuit (41.5)

9. College Park (33)

10. Clear Lake (32.5)

Class 4A

1. Brenham (79.5)

2. Kingwood Park (64)

3. Friendswood (48)

4. Lamar Consolidated (39.5)

(tie) Angleton (39.5)

6. Montgomery (38)

7. Huntsville (36.5)

8. Yates (34)

9. Dawson (33)

10. Foster (21)

A glance at the top 10 teams in girls sports this season

Class 5A

1. The Woodlands (90)

2. Kingwood (80)

3. Klein (53)

(tie) Cinco Ranch (53)

5. Clear Lake (44)

6. Clements (41.5)

7. Pearland (40)

(tie) Memorial (40)

(tie) Bellaire (40)

10. Katy (35.5)

Class 4A

1. Montgomery (83)

2. Friendswood (55.5)

3. Kingwood Park (52.5)

4. Magnolia (44.5)

5. Brenham (39)

6. Foster (37)

7. Westbury (31.5)

8. Angleton (30.5)

9. Lamar Consolidated (29.5)

10. Waltrip (22.5)

A glance at the top 10 teams in team sports this season

Class 5A

1. The Woodlands (82)

2. Cinco Ranch (68)

3. Pearland (62)

4. Kingwood (56)

5. Bellaire (55)

6. Klein (47)

7. Cy-Fair (46)

8. Katy (44)

9. Clear Lake (38)

(tie) Katy Taylor (38)

Class 4A

1. Brenham (105)

2. Friendswood (65)

3. Angleton (47)

4. Yates (45)

5. Kingwood Park (44)

6. Montgomery (35)

(tie) Magnolia (35)

(tie) Waltrip (35)

9. Foster (33)

(tie) Huntsville (33)

A glance at the top 10 teams in individual sports this season

Class 5A

1. Kingwood (86.5)

2. The Woodlands (84.5)

3. Clear Lake (47.5)

4. Klein (46.5)

5. Clements (40)

6. Memorial (34)

7. College Park (31)

8. North Shore (29.5)

9. Cinco Ranch (25)

10. Cypress Creek (24)

Class 4A

1. Kingwood Park (72.5)

2. Montgomery (64)

3. Lamar Consolidated (41)

4. Friendswood (35.5)

5. Westbury (29.5)

6. Magnolia West (25.5)

7. Magnolia (24)

8. Angleton (23)

(tie) Foster (23)

10. Huntsville (22.5)

Chronicle Cup criteria/scoring system

Eligibility: Schools must field a team in at least three team sports and be in the Chronicle’s coverage area to be eligible. Coverage area is determined by district alignments. Competition was limited to Class 5A and Class 4A schools. There were 129 schools — 84 5A schools and 45 4A schools — in the standings.

Scoring: Points were awarded to schools based on their performance in team and individual sports. The 5A and 4A schools could earn points in each of the 21 University Interscholastic League-sanctioned sports.

In the team sports (football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball), schools could earn points based on qualifying for the postseason and on postseason performance.

In individual sports with multiple events (swimming and diving, track and field, wrestling) teams could earn points by winning a district championship or regional championships or finishing in the top three at regional or state meets via team standings or individual events.

In the remaining individual sports (cross country, tennis, team tennis, golf), schools could earn points for how its individual athletes finished at regional and state competitions as well as how teams finished in regional and state competitions.

The Chronicle Cup scoring differs from the Lone Star Cup, an annual award presented by the UIL. The Lone Star Cup also takes non-athletic competitions into account, while the Chronicle Cup is based only on athletics.